Three members of the 91探花 are among the first 20 recipients of a , a new year-long training for conservation scientists in Western North America. The year-long program provides communication and leadership training to help build a community of conservation scientists and encourage them to reach beyond the scientific audiences.
The three 91探花fellows are:
- , an associate professor in the UW’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences who works on the restoration of prairie, shrub and forest ecosystems, and assists with long-term monitoring of national parks.
- , a research scientist with the UW’s . Her work includes assessing climate change impacts on species and ecosystems, and planning for connected ecosystems across the U.S.-Canada border.
- , a postdoctoral researcher in the UW’s who looks at the management of fire-prone forested lands.
Fellows will attend a week-long training in Seattle in April and then will interact throughout the year and beyond. The program will include working with communications trainers and with local and national environmental reporters. The fellowship is funded by Seattle’s and delivered in partnership with .
Other local fellows include , a wildlife biologist at the Woodland Park Zoo, and , a science advisor at the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. See for a list of all the new fellows.